tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2003 Issue 6

READER QUESTION: Treat Two-Surgeon Visits Individually

Question: How should we report the following situation: Dr. Afrom our surgery group admits a patient to the hospital and bills this as a level-one hospital admission. Dr. B from our group follows up with the patient later the same day because the patient needs labs and an x-ray reviewed. How do both doctors get paid for their time? Louisiana SubscriberAnswer: If Dr. A and Dr. B are part of the same general surgery practice and are billing under the same group number, the combination of their services is no different than if Dr. A provided both services. Most...

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